protest

people weren't against banks, that was just symbolic for the wealthy 1%

their "battle cry" was "we are the 99%

unorganized protests

no clear leader or demands

top 1% wealthy control 42% of the nations wealth

effect

sparked protests in london, paris, rome, and oakland

haven't gotten any results because they don't have any real demands

"how did the participants demonstrate their belief system through their protests?"

through their protests, they demonstrated their beliefs that wealthy people should not be favored. they took all of their money out of banks and protested banks and large corporations to show that they felt the wealthier people were unfairly favored, and that it was wrong.